Parking at 50 N Laramie
Chicago sets parking rules by the block, so this covers 0–99 N Laramie. Everything here is from City records — 24,467 parking tickets written across 129 blocks within a 10-minute walk, 2023–2025.
When is this block cleaned?
Not published
No 2026 season is published for this section.
Do I need a permit?
No
Not in a residential permit zone.
Cameras nearby?
3
5146 W Madison St (2 min walk) · 5201 W Madison St (3 min walk)
Streets to watch near 50 N Laramie
street cleaning is the thing to watch around here: 5000 W Monroe St alone took 695 tickets in three years, a 5 min walk away.
Street cleaning11,326 tickets
Move the car on cleaning days — the restriction runs 9am to 2pm.
- 5000 W Monroe St — 695 tickets, 5 min walk SE
- 5000 W Washington — 588 tickets, 3 min walk E
- 5000 W Adams St — 524 tickets, 6 min walk SE
Permit zones4,853 tickets
Permit zone. You need a zone sticker or a day pass, whatever the hour.
- 0 N Pine — 1,138 tickets, 8 min walk W
- 5000 W Quincy St — 769 tickets, 7 min walk SE
- 0 N Long — 567 tickets, 5 min walk W
Plate checks6,173 tickets
Plates get checked here. Keep your registration and both plates current.
- 4900 W Adams — 748 tickets, 8 min walk SE
- 5000 W Gladys Ave — 440 tickets, 9 min walk S
- 5500 W Monroe St — 431 tickets, 9 min walk SW
Posted restrictions1,180 tickets
Posted time restrictions. Worth reading the sign twice — this block is enforced.
- 200 N Pine — 613 tickets, 9 min walk NW
- 5100 W Washington — 335 tickets, 1 min walk E
- 5400 W Fulton — 232 tickets, 9 min walk NW
Other enforcement544 tickets
Enforced regularly. Read the posted signs before you park.
- 5000 W Madison — 323 tickets, 4 min walk SE
- 5400 W Madison — 221 tickets, 8 min walk W
Cameras within a 10-minute walk
- 5146 W Madison St — red-light camera, 2 min walk S
- 5201 W Madison St — red-light camera, 3 min walk S
- 108 N Cicero Ave — red-light camera, 10 min walk E
How to not get any of these
- A text the night before every cleaning day on this block.
- A spoken warning before you reach any of the 3 cameras nearby.
- Your city sticker and plates bought on time — a missed sticker is $200.
- The tickets you still get contested by mail, where 59% are dismissed.
The average ticketed Chicago driver pays $319 a year in fines and late fees. Autopilot is $99/year.
Ticket counts are parking citations issued 2023–2025 from City of Chicago records obtained under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140), placed to the 100-block. Speed and red-light citations are counted separately. Street-cleaning dates are the City’s published 2026 season for ward , section . Schedules change — always follow the posted signs.